Which to use
“installiert” is a verb and “installierten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,188
- “installiert” frequency rank
- #30,129
- “installierten” frequency rank
- 35317
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | installiert | installierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs installieren | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs installiert |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set installiert and installierten apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: installiert is [ɪnstaˈliːɐ̯t] while installierten is [ɪnstaˈliːɐ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “installiert” sits inside “installierten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35317, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
installiert is recorded at frequency rank #5,188, classified as averb, pronounced [ɪnstaˈliːɐ̯t]. installierten is at rank #30,129, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪnstaˈliːɐ̯tn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 35317, this pair ranks #1,642,854 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of installiert vs installierten
Shared letters: aeilnrst. Private to "installiert": -. Private to "installierten": -.
"installiert" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCCVVCC · "installierten" · 13 letters · shape VCCCVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- installiert ← innstalliert · insatlliert · insstalliert · instaliert · instalilert · installeirt · installierrt · installiertt
- installierten ← innstallierten · insatllierten · insstallierten · instalierten · instalilerten · installeirten · installieretn · installierrten
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "installiert" and "installierten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "installiert" or "installierten"?
Remembering installiert vs installierten
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “installiert”; for an adjective, it's “installierten”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “installiert” entry
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